1. Complete the travel blog. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
After a week in New York, I’m now in Philadelphia. It’s much 1) _____ (quiet) here, but it’s still a big city, with lots of restaurants, museums and famous buildings. The centre of Philadelphia is 2) _____ (small) than Manhattan, so you can walk everywhere. I think the people here are 3) _____ (friendly) and 4) _____ (polite). But I prefer New York. It’s 5) _____ (interesting) and 6) _____ (exciting) than Philadelphia. And public transport is 7) _____ (good), so it’s 8) _____ (easy) to get around.
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1) quieter 2) smaller 3) friendlier 4) more polite
5) more interesting 6) more exciting 7) better 8 easier
2. Look at the prompts and write sentences. Use the affirmative of be and the comparative form of the adjective with than.
1) Prince Harry / young / Prince William
Prince Harry is younger than Prince William.
2) Crocodiles / dangerous / sharks
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3) Chinese / difficult / English
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4) Friends / important / money
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5) Twitter / new / Facebook
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6) Brown rice / natural / white rice
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7) Six out of ten / bad / fourteen out of twenty
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2) Crocodiles are more dangerous than sharks.
3) Chinese is more difficult than English.
4) Friends are more important than money.
5) Twitter is newer than Facebook.
6) Brown rice is more natural than white rice.
7) 6 out of 10 is worse than 14 out of 20.
3. Complete the facts with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. Include than. Use the correct form of be, affirmative or negative, to make the facts true.
1) Antarctica (big) __________ Australia.
2) Mars (far) __________ from the Sun __________ Earth.
3) Tigers (large) __________ cheetahs.
4) Mount Fuji (high) __________ Mount Kilimanjaro.
5) The North Pole (cold) __________ the South Pole.
6) London (rainy) __________ Rome.
7) Beijing (polluted) __________ Tokyo.
8) Gold (expensive) __________ silver.
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1) Antarctica is bigger than Australia.
2) Mars is further from the sun than Earth.
3) Tigers are larger than cheetahs.
4) Mount Fuji isn’t higher than Mount Kilimanjaro.
5) The North Pole isn’t colder than the South Pole.
6) London is rainier than Rome.
7) Beijing is more polluted than Tokyo.
8) Gold is more expensive than silver.
4. Write true sentences comparing yourself with a friend or family member. Use the adjectives in brackets.
1) (patient) I’m more patient than brother.
2) (kind) ________.
3) (noisy) ________.
4) (tidy) ________.
5) (sensible) ________.
6) (cool) ________.
7) (creative) ________.
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your own answers
5. Write questions comparing the words below. The write your own opinion beginning with I think.
1) Which / easy / English / German?
Which is easier, English or German?
I think English is easier.
2) Who / funny / Ben Stiller / Jim Carrey?
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3) Which / casual / a T-shirt / a shirt?
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4) Which / bad / a broken leg / a broken arm?
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5) Who / famous / Lionel Messi / Taylor Swift?
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6) Which / nice / chocolate / cheese?
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7) Which / attractive / a flower / a butterfly?
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8) Which / good / a good exam result / a nice present?
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2) Who is funnier, Ben Stiller or Jim Carrey? (Students’ own answers)
3) Which is more casual, a T-shirt or a shirt? (Students’ own answers)
4) Which is worse, a broken leg or a broken arm? (Students’ own answers)
5) Who is more famous, Lionel Messi or Taylor Swift? (Students’ own answers)
6) Which is nicer, chocolate or cheese? (Students’ own answers)
7) Which is more attractive, a flower or a butterfly? (Students’ own answers)
8) Which is better, a good exam result or a nice present? (Students’ own answers)
6. Rewrite the sentences using the comparative form of the opposite adjectives.
1) Fridays are better than Mondays.
Mondays are __________________
2) Chinese is more difficult than English.
English is __________________
3) Country roads are narrower than city streets.
City streets are __________________
4) Winter is colder than summer.
Summer is __________________
5) Cars are safer than motorbikes.
Motorbikes are __________________
6) Spain is more expensive than Portugal.
Portugal is __________________
7) The River Danube is longer than the River Thames.
The River Thames is __________________
8) The bus is slower than the train.
The train is __________________
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1) worse than Fridays 2) easier than Chinese
3) wider than country roads 4) hotter than winter
5) more dangerous than cars 6) cheaper than Spain
7) shorter than the River Danube 8) faster than the bus
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